User blog comment:Richard of the Flame/Pirates of Doom/@comment-1398069-20100429025314

Do to the explosion, about 40 of them die. 5 of the surviviors get sniped down, the other two commit suicide at the same time(scared, I guess). I chuckle. A soldier that was already in the crow's nest tries to stab you in the ribs. The huge ships are quite close now, and it is evident that they are fully rigged for battle and ready to do damage. All over the ships, sailors and soldiers bring out cannons and load them with grapeshot. Others reload their muskets, tuck daggers into their belts, and grab a few pistols. Each ship has about 245 men. My frigate had about 180, of which 85 are dead.